Andrew Pelling began his featured presentation on Monday by telling a story about his younger self—an eager graduate student who was constantly designing experiments based on whatever sparked his curiosity.

First given in 1970, the IFT Fellow designation recognizes exemplary contributions to the field of food science and technology. Nominees must have been members of IFT for at least 15 years. Congratulations to the 2017 IFT Fellows.

Jozef Kokini is currently the Scholle Endowed Chair in Food Processing in the Dept. of Food Science at Purdue University. Kokini was honored as the recipient of the 2017 Nicolas Appert Award on Sunday, June 25, at the Awards Celebration.